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Photographer: Wolfgang Kotz, Published by Tahoe Foto
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Preston Castle | Additional Description:
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PRESTON CASTLE
Ione, California
The Preston School of Industry "castle" was opened in 1894, and was the state's first reformatory for youths. Designated a State Historical Landmark in 1974, the castle is the most significant example of Romanesque revival architecture in the Mother Lode.
Submitted: November 9, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.
Database Locator Identification Number: p42998
File Size: 1.316 Megabytes
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